Mass Deployment for IDrive^® 360

Mass Deployment via Microsoft Intune

Use Microsoft Intune to remotely deploy the IDrive^® 360 application to multiple Mac devices or groups.

Enable Full Disk Access and Apple Events

Enable Full Disk Access and Apple Events via the Microsoft Intune configuration profile.
Click here to download the configuration policy file.

1. Sign in to the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center.
2. Navigate to 'Devices' > 'macOS' > 'Configuration'.
   
3. Click 'Create', and select 'Import Policy' from the dropdown.
   
4. Locate the downloaded configuration file and add the following parameters:

   New Name: IDrive 360 Config File

   New Description: Configuration files for mass deployment of IDrive 360

   
5. Click 'Save' to create the IDrive 360 package file.
6. To configure assignments, click 'Edit' next to 'Assignments'.
   
7. Click '+Add group', select the target group for deployment, and click 'Select'.
   Alternatively, you can choose '+Add all users' or '+Add all devices' to deploy the application to all users or devices.
8. Click 'Review + Save' to apply the changes. The policy will be updated once saved.
   

Register Computers Using Custom Parameters

1. Click here to download the sample package installer script.
2. Use the parameters below to register computers to a specific group or to apply private key encryption during deployment:
Key Description
GROUP_NAME Registers the machine under a specific group
ENCRYPTION_KEY Registers the machine with a private encryption key
CONFIGURATION_ID Available in your IDrive 360 account
TRAY_HIDDEN 1 - Enabling this option will prevent users from accessing the tray options on their computers
0 - Unhide tray and allow users to access tray options
DEVICE_TAG Registers the machine under a specific tag

Upload and Assign the Script in Intune

1. Sign in to the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center.
2. Navigate to 'Devices' > 'macOS' > 'Scripts'.
   
3. Click 'Add' to create a new script.
   You will be navigated to the 'Script Information' section.
   Add the following parameters:

   Name: IDrive 360 Package Script

   Description: Package script file for mass deployment of IDrive 360

   
4. Click 'Next' to go to the 'Script settings' section.
5. Upload the script file you downloaded earlier and enter the parameters listed below:

   Run script as signed-in user: No

   Hide script notifications on devices: Yes

   Script frequency: Not configured

   Max number of times to retry if script fails: Not configured

   
6. Click 'Next', and add the desired groups in the 'Assignment' section.
   
7. Click 'Next' to proceed to the 'Review' section.
8. Confirm the details and click 'Add' to create the script.

Deploy the IDrive® 360 Application via Intune

1. Sign in to the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center.
2. Navigate to 'Apps' > 'macOS'.
   
3. Click 'Create', select 'Line-of-business app' from the 'App type' dropdown, and then click 'Select'.
   
4. In the 'Add App' screen, click 'Select app package file'.
   
5. Locate the downloaded IDrive 360 package on your computer, and click 'OK'.
   
   
   You will be navigated to the 'App Information' section.
   Add the following parameters:

   Name: IDrive 360

   Description: Mass deployment for IDrive 360

   Publisher: IDrive

   App install context: Device

   Minimum operating system: macOS Mojave 10.14

   Ignore app version: No

6. Click 'Next'.
7. Click '+Add group', select the target group for deployment, and then click 'Select'. Alternatively, you can choose '+Add all users' or '+Add all devices' to deploy the application to all users or devices.
   
8. Click 'Next'.
9. Review the changes and click 'Create'.
   

The IDrive 360 package will be uploaded and saved.

Deployment may take some time to reach the devices. To speed up the process, manually sync the Mac devices or perform a reboot.

Learn how to sync from Microsoft Intune or from a macOS machine.